Eclipse Quiz

What is a solar eclipse?

• The Earth passes between the Moon and Sun

• The Moon passes between the Earth and Sun

• The Sun passes between the Earth and Moon

What phase must the moon be in for a solar eclipse to occur?

• Full

• Waxing Quarter

• New

• Waning Quarter

Why is there not a solar eclipse every month?

• The Moon's orbit is tilted

• The Moon is too far away

• The Moon appears too small in the sky

• The Sun appears too big in the sky

How much of the Sun must be blocked by the Moon to reach totality?

• 99%

• 50%

• 100%

• 0%

True or False: The only way to observe the eclipse is to look directly at it

• True

• False

True or False: An eclipse is safe to view with the naked eye at totality

• True

• False

True or False: Here in Tucson, it is safe to look up at the eclipse with the naked eye

• True

• False

True or False: Your regular sunglasses are just as good as eclipse glasses in terms of eclipse safety

• True

• False

Eclipses are the reason we know about which of the sun's features?

• Sunspots

• The Sun's core

• The sun's magnetic field

• The solar corona

An Eclipse is a type of transit. What other things do we discover via transits?

• New planets in our solar system

• New planets outside of our solar system

• New moons in our solar system

• New layers inside of planets